5.08.2009

To start things off on a happy note, giant huge congratulations are in order for two friends: Alexa (The Asheville Dilettante) just sold a short story, "Bad Matter," to the Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction. HUZZAH!! And L.K. Madigan just sold her second novel! And it's about MERMAIDS. Go Lisa!

In the oh-my-stars pleeeeeeease-be-true realm, did you hear the rumor that they're making a sequel to Clueless, in which our very favoritest '90s teen cast attends their high school reunion? (Thanks to the lovely Jane Austen Today for the head's up.) My fingers and toes are crossed that Hollywood makes. this. happen.

How great would Paul Rudd be? He's SO on a roll.

And in TV land, my favorite technicolor dream show, Pushing Daisies, has two good pieces of news! Um, no. It hasn't been resurrected.

BUT . . . starting May 30th (a Saturday, weird) the final three episodes will air, including a special ending which will help the series come to an effective close. YAAAAAY! And then it will continue --

In comic form! DC Comics is bringing back Ned, Chuck, Emerson, and Olive! Well, for at least twelve issues. They'll be fighting ZOMBIES this time, and creator Bryan Fuller is describing it as "The Pie-Maker versus 1,000 corpses." Sweet! And, obviously, I'd rather have more episodes or a movie (because of visuals like these):

but I'll take what I can get! I'm thrilled that fans (and Bryan Fuller) are fighting for these characters. If you've never watched the show, and you love romance and mystery and fairy tales and buildings shaped like cherry pies and matching outfits and detectives who knit, I highly highly highly recommend catching it on DVD. Season One is out now, and Season Two will be released this summer.

And speaking of shows in dire need of saving, tonight is the season finale of Dollhouse. It airs at 9:00/8:00 c, and if you have any inkling -- any at all -- that you might even CONSIDER watching this show in the future, please tune into FOX tonight! Once again, Joss Whedon is on the verge of cancellation.

I haven't sent an email yet, so I'm off to do that now. Tune in tonight, everyone! (Even if, er, you just turn it on in the background. You don't even have to watch it. Though you should. Please! Just turn on your television.)

Oh, Pushing Daisies. I love it so. And yes, the Saturday episodes are very strange, but I'm so glad to have them back, even for a little while, that I don't mind. (the fact that they start on my birthday doesn't hurt, either...best present ever!)

Hi, there! I'm Steph, and I wrote ANNA AND THE FRENCH KISS, LOLA AND THE BOY NEXT DOOR, and ISLA AND THE HAPPILY EVER AFTER. I also edited the romantic holiday anthology MY TRUE LOVE GAVE TO ME and the upcoming SUMMER DAYS & SUMMER NIGHTS.